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Pilates with Pilates Training Devices and Small Equipment
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:26.08.2024 15:30:31
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SUUK_273 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sports Science; Sport Pedagogy | Target Audience: | Sports Trainer | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Kristiana Jansone | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 3 Cigorinu Street, spk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67611559 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 12 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 24 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 2 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 12 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Sports science, anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, basic physiotherapy, sports medicine, pedagogy, psychology. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To develop the professional development of senior sports coaches and health sports specialists based on modern scientific research in sports and training theory, movement biomechanics, physiology, anatomy, pedagogy, psychology, Pilates method, within the framework of this course of study, to contribute to the ability to maintain, improve and enhance the quality of life of people of all ages in a professional and socially responsible manner, through the application of Pilates functional tests, Pilates machines and small equipment, the principles of designing and conducting Pilates training programmes. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Pilates training devices and their impact on improving movement quality | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Client history, testing, identification of client's goals - use of information to design an individualised session programme | Classes | 2.00 | sports base | |||||
| 3 | Pilates small equipment for clients at the beginning of the class (including post-rehabilitation period), with intermediate fitness level. | Classes | 2.00 | sports base | |||||
| 4 | Trapeze Table can be used by clients at the beginning of the training period (including the post-rehabilitation period), with medium fitness level | Classes | 2.00 | sports base | |||||
| 5 | Reformer can be used by clients at the beginning of their training (including post-rehabilitation), with intermediate fitness | Classes | 2.00 | sports base | |||||
| 6 | Pilates Chair for clients in the beginning period (including post-rehabilitation period), with intermediate fitness level | Classes | 2.00 | sports base | |||||
| 7 | Ladder Barrel and Spine Corrector for clients at the beginning of the training period (including post-rehabilitation period), with intermediate fitness. | Classes | 2.00 | sports base | |||||
| 8 | Designing a programme for clients according to the principles of motor control and Pilates during the initial period (including the post-rehabilitation period) and for clients with intermediate fitness. | Lectures | 2.00 | sports base | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Pilates training devices and their impact on improving movement quality | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Client history, testing, identification of client's goals - use of information to design an individualised session programme | Classes | 1.00 | sports base | |||||
| 3 | Pilates small equipment for clients at the beginning of the class (including post-rehabilitation period), with intermediate fitness level. | Classes | 1.00 | sports base | |||||
| 4 | Trapeze Table can be used by clients at the beginning of the training period (including the post-rehabilitation period), with medium fitness level | Classes | 1.00 | sports base | |||||
| 5 | Reformer can be used by clients at the beginning of their training (including post-rehabilitation), with intermediate fitness | Classes | 1.00 | sports base | |||||
| 6 | Pilates Chair for clients in the beginning period (including post-rehabilitation period), with intermediate fitness level | Classes | 1.00 | sports base | |||||
| 7 | Ladder Barrel and Spine Corrector for clients at the beginning of the training period (including post-rehabilitation period), with intermediate fitness. | Classes | 1.00 | sports base | |||||
| 8 | Designing a programme for clients according to the principles of motor control and Pilates during the initial period (including the post-rehabilitation period) and for clients with intermediate fitness. | Lectures | 1.00 | sports base | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Essay. Topic: How I plan to integrate the knowledge gained in the course "Pilates with Pilates machines and small equipment" into my practice. Format: 1,5 - 2 A4 pages, Times New Roman, 12 characters, 1,5 line spacing. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Student's active participation in classes 20%, independent work - essay 40%, practical exam 40%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | 1. Understands the principles of conducting individual classes using all Pilates machines and small equipment; 2. Know the main Pilates exercises that can be performed on Pilates machines and small equipment, their objectives, effects, contraindications, performance techniques, the most effective ways of delivery and verbal, tactical correction techniques. | ||||||||
| Skills: | 1. Learners take a medical history and information about the client's goals for the session and perform tests to identify the client's functional abilities (mobility and stability segments, correct movement stereotype); 2. Analyse the results of the collected medical history and functional tests and design a training programme appropriate to the client's goals and needs, using Pilates machines and small equipment, based on theories of training, pedagogy, movement biomechanics, physiology, anatomy, biochemistry and sports medicine (the latest research); 3. Continuously apply the acquired knowledge on the design and implementation of Pilates training and small equipment in professional work and research, critically evaluate new developments in the field and in the Pilates method, independently solve client problems and reasonably discuss issues in the field of sport and the Pilates method with specialists and non-specialists (including clients). | ||||||||
| Competencies: | 1. Understands the application of Pilates on machines and small equipment and integrates Pilates into the client's training programme (self-directed or in collaboration with another trainer); 2. Design and lead Pilates programmes appropriate to health, fitness and goals, using Pilates machines and Pilates small equipment; 3. Be able to diagnose the client's movement stereotypes within the competence of the trainer, design programmes that create effective movement stereotypes for the client. 4. Correct the movement stereotype using the method learned; 5. Apply principles based on motor control and recent research on movement (anatomy, physiology, movement biomechanics, arthrokinematics, psychology, pedagogy, sport and training theory); 6. Motivates the client using positive motivational strategies. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Albin E. 2021. Myofascial Training. Intelligent Movement for Mobility, Performance, and Recovery. Human Cinetics | ||||||||
| 2 | Franclin Eric N. Dynamic Alignment Throught Imagery. 2012. Human Kinetics. 2nd ed. | ||||||||
| 3 | Geweniger V., Bohlander, A. 2014. Pilates - A Teachers' Manual. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer | ||||||||
| 4 | Hansen John T. 2023. Netter’s Clinical Anatomy. Elsevier | ||||||||
| 5 | Larkam E. 2017. Fascia in Motion: Fascia – Focused Movement for Pilates. 1st ed. Handspring | ||||||||
| 6 | Publishing * Literatūrai, kura nav pieejama RSU bibliotekā vai neatrodas studenta īpašumā, tiks norādītas bezmaksas elektroniskās adreses vai tā būs pieejama Pilates Practice studijās. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Blandine Clarais-Germain. 2008. Anatomy of Movement. 2 nd. ed. Eastland Press. Pamatojums: dinamiska un integratīva pieeja balsta-kustību aparāta uzbūvei un funkcionēšanas principiem cilvēka ķermenī; aplūko anatomiju no kustību funkcionalitātes aspekta dažādu fizisko aktivitāšu kontekstā (fitness, sports, dejas u.c.) | ||||||||
| 2 | Myers T. 2017. Body Reading: Visual Assessment and the Anatomy Trains. North Atlantic. | ||||||||
| 3 | Oatis. Carol A. 2017. Kinesiology. 3rd ed. Wolters Kluwer. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Deeper Dives. Fascia in Motion with Elizabeth Larkam. Part 1. Available from:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uGAk-u3v0IU | ||||||||
| 2 | Pētījumi par Pilates metodi. Available from:https://polestarpilates.com/polestar-pilates-library/ | ||||||||
| 3 | Raksti un nodarbību video piemēri. Available from:https://pilatesmethodalliance.org | ||||||||
